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An Appeal to Royal Dignity
Commentators explain that David's question is a sharp rhetorical appeal to Saul's honor. By asking if the mighty king of Israel is really hunting someone as insignificant as himself, David suggests that Saul's pursuit is beneath the dignity of his royal office and a waste of the kingdom's resources.
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1 Samuel
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Samuel 24:14
18th Century
Theologian
After whom... — In other words, was it consistent with the dignity of the king of Israel to lead armies in pursuit of a weak and helpless in…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Samuel 24:14
19th Century
Bishop
After a dead dog, after a flea. —These simple but vivid similes are very common in Eastern discourse. David certainly, in…
John Gill
On 1 Samuel 24:14
17th Century
Pastor
After whom is the king of Israel come out ?
&c.] From his court and palace, with an army of men, and at the head of …
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Samuel 24:8–15
17th Century
Minister
David was falsely charged with seeking to harm Saul; he shows Saul that God's providence had given him an opportunity to do it. And it was based on…